Dwight Phillips (born October 1, 1977) is an American former athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump.

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The indoor championship event was a close contest, with Phillips only beating Spain's Yago Lamela by a centimeter.

[7][8] In the run up to the 2004 Athens Olympics, Phillips was ranked number one in the world, and he won the gold medal by a margin of 12 cm over his compatriot John Moffitt.

[9][10] His success continued at the next two World Championships, taking the gold medal at the 2005 Helsinki event, and winning bronze in Osaka two years later.

[17] Further to this, an Achilles tendon injury recurred and instead of preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, Phillips opted to undergo surgery to prolong his career.